Iran - Temporary Marriage (sigheh)
Temporary Marriage (Sigheh)
A man (married or not), and an unmarried woman (virgin, divorced, or widowed) can enter a temporary marriage contract (sigheh or nekah-e monghate'e) in which both parties agree on the period of the relationship and the amount of compensation to be paid to the woman. This arrangement requires no witnesses, and no registration is needed. This form of temporary marriage, according to its proponents, is a measure for curbing free sex and controlling prostitution.
A man can have as many sigheh wives as he can afford, but the woman can be involved in no more than one such temporary relationship at any given time and cannot enter another contract before a waiting period (edda) of three months or two menstrual cycles elapse. This obligatory waiting period also applies to divorced women in permanent marriage and is intended to determine paternity in case the woman becomes pregnant (Haeri 1989). Sigheh has been very unpopular, particularly among the educated middle-class families and among women who tend to associate it with legalized prostitution. It is known to be practiced mainly by widowed or divorced women and is believed to be more common in theological seminaries and among the clergy (Haeri 1989).
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3 months ago
Floor
I think it is not shameful if you use the Sigheh for the right reasons, like using the Sigheh in order to escape the Iranian regime.
People should be free to spend their time on this planet with who they want and who they love, and if the Sigheh can make this happen, well than that is wonderful. They can legally be together without getting arrested for holding hands..
3 months ago
Abius
This is nothing compared to prostitution, its a fact of God, like Salat, You can't say its crappy only because you don't like it!
And the main reason sigheh is out there (in my opinion) is that it would prevent sins, and Islam is a religion to prevent sins and bring salvation for you, thats all you should consider.
8 months ago
bahman » bahman dot saadatkhah ((at)) yahoo dot com
it doesn't have such tough rules.. it's a kidda commitment that is temporary and it depends on a man and a woman that are attempting to have a relation between themselves( it can have sex or with out sex) and this marriage can help the estimated baby to have his/her father to support him/her
9 months ago
common-sense » commonsense ((at)) yahoo dot com
This is shameful, disgusting, and taboo all in the same time. No matter what time period this was "permissable" in, this is irrational, and only a human lacking moral values will consider it okay. To rent out a females body strictly for sexual pleasure, or any other reason is prostitution, no matter how you word it. And for a female to agree for money, sexual pleasure, or any other reason is also prostitution. I am a muslim myself, and I hold no biase for my sect. I simply approach serious questions with a common sense approach like my religion encourages.
10 months ago
wish » werishah10 ((at)) yahoo dot co dot uk
there is nothing wrong with and iranian woman marrying a foreigner as long as he is a muslim.
11 months ago
mohamad farid » ahmadnaveed99 ((at)) hotmail dot com
it is a non islamic legalize prostituion whish.
i n Quran there is not mantion such marriges like Sigha.and it is prohabited in islam
about 1 year ago
abd » abdnuri ((at)) gmail dot com
it is not allowed for a moslem women to marry a non-moslem.
about 1 year ago
fardan » fardokht dot farzin ((at)) gmail dot com
Dear Angel
I know an Iranian good single man .You dont need a foreign man ! He help the people like the woman you said about . beacause this is a sense that God create and we must control it in best and safe way .
about 1 year ago
Angel » iran_ahmaad ((at)) yahoo dot com
Ther was no information about the rules of marrige or sighe between an iranian woman and a foreigner.
Please put some information about this issue. I know someone who wants to have relation with a foreigner but she doesnt know about vthe law and feel shameful to ask about.
Thanks